Labour minister Lucy Powell ‘mortified’ over grooming gangs remarks The Leader of the Commons appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate. Evening Standard · May 4, 2025
Many Reform candidates in Scotland are 'nationalists', claims Russell Findlay SCOTTISH Tory leader Russell Findlay has claimed “many” Reform candidates in Scotland are “nationalists”. The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2025
Streeting: Reform UK a ‘real threat’ to Labour and ‘serious opposition force’ Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Nigel Farage’s party has tapped into the frustration of voters. The Independent UK · May 4, 2025
Streeting says Reform are real threat and may become Labour’s main rivals Health secretary asks public to give government time as he calls Farage’s party a ‘serious opposition force’ The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025
Kemi Badenoch admits Nigel Farage could become prime minister after Tories’ local elections ‘bloodbath’ The Tory leader was speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg after devastating local elections results, which left one pollster warning she only has 12 months to save her party The Independent UK · May 4, 2025
Labour planning asylum crack down on students after brutal election losses to Reform LABOUR ministers are reportedly planning on cracking down on international students applying for asylum in the UK after suffering huge losses to… The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2025
No 10 backs Lucy Powell after her apology for grooming gangs remark Commons leader had appeared to suggest Reform commentator was using a political ‘dog whistle’ The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025
Assisted dying bill ‘will put pressure on vulnerable’ to end lives early, campaigners warn A row has broken out over the £59.6m of healthcare cost savings identified in the government impact assessment for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation The Independent UK · May 4, 2025
John Curtice: Local elections show Labour support is in free fall IN FULL The Independent UK · May 4, 2025
Schools will be made to teach students to 'love Britain' if Nigel Farage becomes PM SCHOOLS will be forced to teach pupils to love the UK and that the British Empire did “more good for the world than it did bad” if Reform UK’s… The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2025
UK politics: New Reform mayor suggests 10% cut to council workforce – as it happened Andrea Jenkyns says she wants a ‘lean, mean local government’ and says she is ‘up for a fight’ with unions The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025
UK Hard Right Sets Sights High After Local Election Triumphs With a thumping success in local elections this week, the hard-right Reform UK party has loosened Britain's two-party stranglehold and is already eyeing Downing Street. International Business Times · May 4, 2025
Farage: Reform UK has ‘supplanted’ Tories after local elections sweep The Reform leader said the Conservatives will ‘never recover’. Evening Standard · May 3, 2025
Unison chief tells staff at Reform-controlled councils to join union Nigel Farage warns employees working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek ‘alternative careers’ The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Talk of replacing Kemi Badenoch is a distraction from the Tory party’s real problems THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Yet another change of leader would only make the Conservative Party’s predicament worse
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Why new Reform mayor’s election pledge has already fallen flat IN FULL
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Starmer urged to change course, not go ‘further and faster’ after Reform gains One Labour MP said the response from Downing Street was ‘nonsense’ while another said the party needs a ‘change of plan’.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Local elections were ‘devastating’ for Labour, says top pollster John Curtice Exclusive: Curtice warns that Starmer’s failings have opened the door for Reform, while fellow pollster Luke Tryl suggests the Tories only have 12 months to turn things around
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Voices: The real problem for Labour is why votes for the party collapsed in its own heartlands VOICES: How the votes at the local elections were spread will give concern for Labour as much as Tories, says politics professor and electoral analyst Sir John Curtice
The Fashion Central · May 3, 2025 Nigel Farage Sparks Outrage After Saying NHS Shouldn’t Be Funded by Tax Nigel Farage has caused a major stir just as voters headed to the polls, after saying he no longer supports the NHS being funded by general taxation.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2025 Where did Labour and the Tories suffer most in the local elections? As Starmer and Badenoch suffer pressure following their parties’ crushing defeats, data correspondent Alicja Hagopian looks at where Labour and Conservatives performed the worst
The National (Scotland) · May 3, 2025 Scottish independence supporters must unite against Nigel Farage, says SNP MSP SCOTTISH independence supporters will not fall for the far-right's “divisive and bitter” tactics, but the movement must remain united if it is…
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Union chief urges staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up Reform leader Nigel Farage warned some council staff to ‘seek alternative careers’ after his party took control of Durham council.
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025 Now Farage not Starmer is feeding public’s appetite for change The Reform UK leader has somehow dodged responsibility for the economic damage of Brexit and is winning over disaffected Labour voters
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025 Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform Exclusive: Ministers understood to be drafting white paper this month in move to reduce legal migration